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if you were to choose between the mark 8 fan or the taurus fan which one would be a better chance? are there any pros and cons of the two
 

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Mark 8 all the way...................
 
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The taurus 3.8L v6 fan flows around 3200 cfm and I believe the Mark 8 fan flows around 4000 cfm.

The taurus fan works fine for me (stock engine)...car runs cool and I can feel it blowing standing outside my drivers door from under the car. I do recommend the DCC unit www.dccontrol.com
 

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It seems to me that the MK 8 takes more space (depth), so that might be a concern. Either fan is an outstanding choice.

Good luck.
 

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Alternate is a 93-97 Lincoln town car - 19" fan that covers the radiator to to bottom, with about 2"-3" bare on each side. You will need to fab some mount brackets. I built my brackets from aluminum angle from Home Depot. I am going to install the fan when I get the plan for the fan controller worked out.
 

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I'm running the Mark Viii with a DCC FK35 and love it. I no longer have to worry about cooling isses with my car. But as JT eluded to, it's a very thick fan so you have to trim the shroud. I think I took off about 1 - 1.5 inches and got the fan to fit between the crank and waterpump pulley.
 

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I went with the taurus fan so I wouldn't have to deal with the clearance issues. But that mark VIII fan can move some air, thing sounds like a jet taking off.
 

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When my DCC failed (my fault not the units) the fan kicked on 100% and I couldn't hear the car running. It can't put out a fire or anything, but it cooled my car from 210 down to 170 - 175 degrees while the motor was still running.
 
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Question guys- do you know if these fans work for a sn95?
 

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The SN94/95 cars come with an electric fan already.. I'm stuck on the question?
 
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srothfuss said:
The SN94/95 cars come with an electric fan already.. I'm stuck on the question?
Click to expand...

My fan motor almost caught fire on me today
I think I am just going to buy an autozone fan motor.
 

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Ah, I see...

I am sure you could get one of the previously mentioned fans to fit and the wired into your car. All it takes is a really big saw.
 
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srothfuss said:
Ah, I see...

I am sure you could get one of the previously mentioned fans to fit and the wired into your car. All it takes is a really big saw.
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Uh, thats okay
I'll just get a motor.
 
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